The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-13
J FRENCH POLITICS.l

n'. Ano onoinet" Will Grant Urgency on the Army
~. rHul-ClemenceauL Looming Up.
PARIS, June 1l.-Tho Cabinet has deci.
ded not to oppose the motion for urgency
lor the Army bill. The Ministry will
shortly introduce separate measures to in
crease the defensive forces Of the Republic
and to arrange for a triennial service sya.
tenn. Before the present bill now under
discussion is adopted an administrative
committee will bo appointed to study the
best means OF securing unifcation OF mill
tary regulations in the distant French
POSSESSIONS in India and China, - IlI7.
STRONG pressure is already being brought
to bear on President Grevy to summon
NJ. Clemencesu TO form ministry In the
event Of the defeat Of the Cabinet over the
Army bill. 1t in claimed that NJ. Greyy
subordinated constitutional cousidera-
lions to his personal prejudices on tue oc-
caslon Of the fall Of the Goblet Ministry
when he took the obstinate and desperate
stand against tsummoning NJ. Clemencesu,
leader Of majority, and summoned thoae
who had no chance Of q msjority without
Clemenceau's support. & It i: is tolerably
certain now. that II M. Clemenceau him
self is willing to take office Mr.. Greyy's
pre]udlces will not be allowed to stand in
bis way. The time is fast approaching
when NJ. Clemenceau will have 10 face
the problem which he bas already solyed
Tor 80 many Of his brother statesmen,
whether be can be auccessful minister as
vol! as a powerful partisan outside the
circle Of responsibility. ailGs.
1t ia generally believed that when NJ,
Clemenceau becomes premier and ascends
the tribune to announce his programme
no WILL begin regime for which France ia
ripe, and which will be recognized, as time
goes on, as conservative rather than reyo-
ludonary, or even unduly radical, And
there are good many REASONS aside from
the general wish Of the French people that
the relns OF power should at length be
placed in N. Clemenceau's bands. !: He Ia
3 retormer, with excellent ideas on fin
ances, with a good record OF opposition to
disastrous adventures like the Tououin
expedition; as q consistent journalist, a
radical, who has Of late shown himself en-
tlrely out of sympathy with dangerous
ideas, and aB o steady, hard.headed un-
emotional and well-formed man. Il: r.
Another circumetance in his favor Ia his
alliance by marriage and by political as.
sociation with General Boulangsr. The
late minister OF war is in some respects
still an indeterminate quantity. He is
saier in Office than out, and stands for tho
new French army, as Clemenceau stands
Tor tho new French democracy, In its more
sober aspect. Ao for the larger question
Of Gelmany'a relation to France, that may
lairly be left for events to determine.
There has been sufficient proof OF late that
Boulanger is not q reckless adyenturer,
and that II he is deliberate convert to
the policy OF revdncde, or will allow him
Self to be drawn into it, he will not act
rashly or prematurely. All things con-
slderod, .Boulnnser, tempered by Clomen-
cssu, or Clemencesu inspired by Bou.
LANCER, constitutes in many respects, an
excellent combination. 'E.g gH'%.i5 81 4I353
NJ. Grevy msy be al obBtinate old gen
tieman, but he cannot much longer pre-
vent the formation OF a Boulange.-C Clemeu-
ceau ministry, and there are signs that
he is coming to a recognition OF ita neces-
sity. ". n : ltE.t t.5flTIG59iI.77
Several attacks on the President have
appeared in the French papsrs for several
days. The Pair comea to-day to the gs-
slstsnce OF the President and denounces
the Republican paperB for tho attacks. It
denies that the President has compounded
with the Right and declares that his con-
duct In the recent ministerial crisis was
constitutional and parliamentary. S ia